SOUTH CARIBOO 2008 Ivy Chelsea of Esketemc First Nation
Williams Lake
100 Mile House
Graduates
Graduates
Amy Ayers
BSc Chemistry
Alison Brown BScN Nursing
Anne Burrill
MSW Social Work
Jennifer Clark
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Stephanie Coates
BEd Secondary Education
Lorene Fennell
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Mamie Hall
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Melissa Lawrence
BSc Biology Psychology
Teresa MacDonald
Tanya Isnardy
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Curtis Levens
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Kiren Manhas
Ian Kidston
BComm Accounting
Kristin Reid
Award Recipients
Carmen Poirier
UNBC Scholars Program
Alex Schare
BA Joint International Studies & Political Science
Linda Smith
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Lorraine Smith
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Breanne Capnerhurst
One World Scholarship, UNBC In-Course Bursary
Our Future Doctors
Canadian Institute of Forestry Bursary, Cariboo Woodlot Education Society Bursary, Dwight Gregory Hickey Memorial Bursary
Danielle Meade
Shane Doddridge
Morgan Melnyk
Anthony Gagne
Brianna Pellizzari
Jessica Wilford and Sarah Pascas of Williams Lake are among the newest students in the Northern Medical Program, a partnership between UNBC and UBC to help increase the number of doctors living and working in northern and rural communities. The program recently produced its first 23 graduates, many of whom are interested in working in northern BC.
Kevin Doddridge
Raven Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award UNBC In-Course Bursary
Initiatives Prince George Bursary, Matthew Halpin Memorial Bursary, Sandwell Scholarship UNBC Leadership Award, UNBC Scholars Program UNBC Leadership Award
Blake Forde
Zane Testawich
Lac La Hache
Krysta Thomson
Graduate
Award Recipient
Deanna Wolf Ear
Deanna Wolf Ear
BA Political Science
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Grant Gustafson
Tianna Wright BA Anthropology
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Award Recipients Amy Ayers
Sarah Lettinga
Alissa Clements
Teresa MacDonald
UNBC Scholars Program Raven Scholarship
Stephanie Coates
UNBC In-Course Scholarship
Caitlin Foote
Cariboo Bar Association Bursary
Annika Klopp
UNBC Scholars Program
Devin Kvist
UNBC Transfer Student Award
Simran Lehal
President’s Scholarship, UNBC Leadership Award
UNBC Scholars Program
Inder Madhok Bursary
Alexis Moore Raven Bursary
Carmen Poirier
Rotary Clubs of BC Bursary
Alex Schare
Spectra Energy Transmission 50th Anniversary Bursary
Likely
Wells
Graduate
Award Recipient
Erin Robinson
Sarah Champagne
MA Interdisciplinary Studies
UNBC Scholars Program
108 Mile House Graduate Noelle Lamoureux
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Chelan Hoffmen
Beetle Action Many regional organizations are forming in BC to address issues of economic and social development. How are they representative of new approaches to regional development and regional governance? UNBC grad student Chelan Hoffman is attempting to answer that question, using the Cariboo-Chilcotin Beetle Action Coalition as a case study.
President’s Scholarship
Amanda VanderVeen
Prince George Gyro Club Bursary
Esketemc First Nation Graduate
Award Recipient
Ivy Chelsea
Ivy Chelsea
BA First Nations Studies
BEd Education – Elementary Education
IODE – Elsie Gerdes Bursary for Nursing
Nicole Mobbs
Spectra Energy Transmission 50th Anniversary Bursary
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Jessica Wilford and Sarah Pascas Denise Lendi
MEd Education – Multi-Disciplinary Leadership
Heather Goodall
Lac La Ha
BSc Natural Resources Management – Wildlife Fisheries
BScN Nursing
BSW Social Work
Deanna W olf Ear of
Elisabeth Moody
Trevor Smith
BSc Natural Resources Management – Forestry
Mile House
BScN Nursing
BComm Accounting & Finance BSc (Honours) Psychology
Elisabeth Moody of 100
The Man in Motion Former Williams Lake resident Rick Hansen received UNBC’s most prestigious public award during the University’s Convocation ceremony on May 30. In being granted an honorary doctoral degree, Hansen was commended for his physical accomplishments and inspirational leadership.
Honorary degree recipient Rick Hansen
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Tianna Wright of Williams
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CONGRATULATIONS GRADS! 830 students graduated from UNBC this year, making history as the University’s largest graduating class ever. Convocation ceremonies took place in Prince George, Quesnel, Fort St. James,Terrace, New Aiyansh, and Prince Rupert.
Geography Award
UNBC Scholars Award
UNBC student Mark Stephens won the top student award from the Canadian Association of Geographers for building a computer model of the entire Quesnel River watershed. Working like Google Earth, the software provides UNBC researchers with the ability to identify research sites based on vegetation, soil types, topography, and even stream and river flow.
First-year student Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House has the chance to earn a UNBC degree tuition-free after receiving a UNBC Scholars award this past year. The awards are presented annually to the top student from each northern BC high school. As long as they maintain a B average at UNBC, UNBC Scholars can have their tuition waived for an entire bachelor’s degree program.
Morgan Melnyk of 100 Mile House
What’s Happening at UNBC
The new Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre UNBC’s limited edition, 16-month wall calendar is now on sale.
Northern Sport Centre Measuring nearly 150,000 square feet, the new Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre has surely been a big addition to UNBC’s Prince George campus. With a three-court gym, two indoor fields, the longest indoor track in BC, and a variety of other services, the NSC is the premier facility of its kind in the region and is regularly used by thousands of students and residents. It was officially opened in September.
2007/2008 provincial champions
2009 is UNBC’s 15th anniversary and the University has produced a wall calendar to celebrate and raise money for scholarships. The calendar features stunning photos of the northern BC landscape, illustrating the close relationship between UNBC and northern British Columbia. The calendars can be purchased for $20 by calling (250) 960-5750.
Basketball Champs
Quesnel River Research
UNBC’s women’s basketball team went undefeated this season in their new home, including a stunning victory in front of 2,000 boisterous fans to capture the BC championship. They ended up finishing 6th at the national championship in Nova Scotia. This coming season, the UNBC men’s team will host the Canadian Colleges Athletic Association national basketball championships at the Charles Jago Northern Sport Centre.
The University’s Quesnel River Research Centre (QRRC) has emerged as a significant national centre for research concerning fish biology and habitat, and broader issues related to environmental management. A number of projects are currently underway at the QRRC:
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$100 million in research funding to date.
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2,547 students in Continuing Studies courses.
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830 students graduated in 2008, bringing the total number of UNBC alumni to 7,303.
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859 scholarships and bursaries worth $2 million.
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• The presence of marine-derived • The effects of forestry, mining, nutrients in salmon-bearing and agriculture on river streams and how they got there. ecosystem health, particularly related to sedimentation. • The physical factors that comprise successful coho • The effects of long-term climate salmon spawning sites. change on snowpack levels in high-altitude areas, comparing • The social interactions between new information from around juvenile salmon and their Quesnel Lake to historical movement within their habitat, records from Barkerville. using video footage of salmon in the QRRC’s man-made channels. • The leaching of copper from copper oxide ore at the Mt. Polley mine site.
Interested in studying at UNBC? UNBC offers a number of courses online, in person, or via video/audio conference. Browse UNBC’s current course listing:
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